Common causes of adult hip pain
| CONDITION | COMMON COMPLAINTS AND CLINICAL FEATURES | PHYSICAL FIND INGS |
|---|---|---|
| Groin strain | Sudden onset groin pain, often following a specific event that can be recalled | Groin pain on active or passive abduction or extension |
| Osteoarthritis | Insidious onset of groin pain (less commonly buttock pain); worse with activity; occasionally, pain at night | More common in advanced stages; decreased range of motion (especially internal rotation); antalgic or gluteus medius gait; leg length discrepancy |
| Trochanteric bursitis | Lateral hip pain; worse with activity; difficulty lying on affected side | Tenderness on palpation of greater trochanter; lateral pain with resisted adduction |